9 Who are you?

"Iris, are you sure your sister will attend the event? I haven't seen her yet and we have been here for 30 minutes now. "

Anxiety could be heard in Jun's voice. After all, he was here only for Lily's sake. Months of investigations had not produced any results, it seemed she had completely vanished without trace. If she had been kidnapped, at least there would be a ransom or some sort of message. But there was nothing.

"That's what...she told me when she called me from the public phone last time we spoke....You know about the call. I don't have any more information than what I had previously told you. I am as worried as you! After all she is my only sister. You know how precious she is to me. Let's wait a bit? It's still early..."

Her voice trembled, her eyes watered and she took on such a pitiful face that anyone looking at her would be convinced of her sincerity and would not be able pursue further.

Of course, there was never a call. Iris had faked it when she had gained the confidence that Lily could not come back. Without this, how could she had lured Jun to the event. And she wasn't all worried about her sister, she dearly wished her sister stayed out of her life forever, dead would be even better.

A flash of hatred lighted up her dark eyes and disappeared as quickly as it appeared.

Jun, too busy scanning the venue, did not notice. Maybe if he had, he could have prevented a tragedy later on.

The venue was famous, it was located in a 5 stars luxurious hotel which looked like a castle. Of course, the ball was in the ballroom. In the entrance, there was a lobby that was now enhanced with a deep red carpet. In order to access the room, there was a beautiful marble staircase lighted by crystal chandeliers. At the end of the room, there was a stage where a band was playing casual jazz music. Not far from the band, the master of ceremony was discussing with some celebrities.

Suddenly, all the lights in the ballroom went off. Spotlights highlighted the stage, the music stopped. Everyone's attention was focused on the stage. The master of ceremony took the mic.

"Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, we are all very honored to have you tonight and we have a big announcement to do. Before we unveil this exciting new, let's bring the stars of the night on stage. I would like to invite Iris Lang and Jun Wan to join us on stage."